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Posted: Aug 2, 2017

San Francisco Nowhere to Put Collection of 100-Year-Old Antique Fire Apparatus

San Francisco’s collection of 32 antique fire-fighting vehicles is probably one of its best-kept historical secrets, all in the care of the nonprofit Guardians of The City.
Guardians of The City is pulling the proverbial fire alarm and calling on San Francisco to find a home where people can visit this beautiful vintage collection. The group will present its dilemma to the Fire Commission on Wednesday night.
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Posted: Aug 2, 2017

New Fire Apparatus for Blackman-Leoni Township (MI)

Blackman-Leoni Township Public Safety could very well have the newest and "coolest" firetrucks in all of Jackson County. The two 2,500-gallon built-from-scratch Rosenbauer pumper tanker trucks have been in service for two months, and have been a wonder to work with, said Blackman-Leoni Public Safety Director Mike Jester.
"These new trucks are absolutely fantastic," Jester said. "With how long they're expected to be in service, many of the guys here will retire before or alongside these beauties."

The trucks were expected to be in service earlier, but due to manufacturing recalls and minor issues, they needed to be worked on a little longer than expected before they were ready to hit the streets.

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Posted: Aug 2, 2017

Missouri Fire Departments Moving Forward to Replace Fire Apparatus, Share Costs of Potential Fire Station Upgrades

Signaling a continued transition to dual ownership of its shared equipment, the City of Memphis and the Scotland County Rural Fire Protection Corporation recently reached an agreement in principal to split the purchase price of a fire truck to replace the city's truck that was destroyed in a traffic accident this summer.
Representatives of the City Council met with the governing board of the rural fire department as well as volunteer firemen on July 19th at the fire station to discuss plans to replace the 1974 Chevy C-65 truck while also laying the groundwork for continued cooperation for future projects, including the possibility of remodeling, expanding or replacing the fire station.

City representatives indicated that insurance coverage on the destroyed fire truck recouped roughly $20,000. The municipal fire department fund is financed in large part through personal property taxes in the city. Combined with special financial institution and utilities taxes, the average annual revenue for the fire department fund is roughly $25,000.

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Posted: Aug 2, 2017

Fire officials: Raging Central Washington blaze started by a cat

A fire that destroyed vehicles and outbuildings early Wednesday near the Central Washington town of Ephrata was started by a cat, officials said. Grant County Fire District 13 officials said the cat somehow sparked the blaze after it climbed up a power pole at about 3:30 a.m. in the 17400 block of Road B NW, just north of Ephrata.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2017 11:26:17 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Aug 2, 2017

Video: Charlotte (NC) Fire Department Hand and Steam Pumper Demonstration

The Charlotte (NC) Fire Department recently demonstrated two of its antique fire apparatus: a hand pumper and a steam pumper. 

For more information on steam pumper, visit: Firefighters, Engineers Get Antique Charlotte (NC) Fire Engine to Pass Modern Safety Standards

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